disaster mitigation

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• Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 — The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, Public Law 106 390, also called DMA2K, is U.S. federal legislation passed in 2000 that amended provisions of the United States Code related to disaster relief. The amended provisions are named after Robert… …   Wikipedia

• Mitigation — may refer to: mitigation of global warming in climate science environmental mitigation in public administration; also, in particular: Mitigation banking The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 disaster mitigation in emergency management; also, in… …   Wikipedia

• Disaster risk reduction — (DRR) is a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them: here it has… …   Wikipedia

• mitigation — UK US /ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun [U] FORMAL ► a reduction in how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is: mitigation of sth »The planning process should have addressed mitigation of damage to the environment. a mitigation plan/measure/project »For… …   Financial and business terms

• Disaster — For other uses, see Disaster (disambiguation). Ruins from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in United States history A disaster is a natural or man made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting …   Wikipedia

• Disaster Preparedness and Response Business Process Management (DPRBPM) — The Disaster Preparedness and Response Business Process Management (DPRBPM) is a process that offers disaster mitigation capabilities by using Disaster Policy Documents, Guidelines, Acts, Orders, Directives, Declarations as rules to determine… …   Wikipedia

• Disaster Relief Act of 1974 — The Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 288) is a United States federal law that established the process of presidential disaster declarations. At one point, more than one hundred federal agencies were involved in handling disasters and… …   Wikipedia

• Mitigation of global warming — involves taking actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance sinks aimed at reducing the extent of global warming. [ [http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/glossary/ar4 wg3.pdf IPCC Glossary Working Group III, p. 818] ] This is in distinction to… …   Wikipedia

• Disaster research — deals with conducting field and survey research on group, organizational and community preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural and technological disasters and other community wide crises. The purpose behind this field of research… …   Wikipedia

• Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency — Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı (AFAD) Agency overview Formed 2009 Jurisdiction Government of Turkey Headquarters Dumlupınar Bulvarı No: 159 (Eskişehir Yolu 9. Km) Çankaya Ankara …   Wikipedia

• Disaster informatics — is the study of the use of information and technology in the preparation, mitigation, response and recovery phases of disasters and other emergencies. It began to emerge as a field after the successful use of a variety of technologies in recent… …   Wikipedia